THOMASTON — They thought three days spanning Friday to Sunday would be necessary to return actors’ …

While sitting in the rain on the Hendersonville Road in South Carolina my windshield wipers died. This was the first real mechanical problem I had encountered on my travels.

Just over 30 people (about five percent of Islesboro’s year-round population) participated in the No Kings March on Saturday, March 28. Gathering in the Town Offices parking lot shortly before 11 a.m., the early arrivals watched more and more island residents arrive, many with handmade signs that represented a range of views.

ROCKPORT — The Rockport Select Board will convene this evening at 6 p.m. for a workshop on the 2026-2027 proposed budget. They will have in hand the town's Budget Committee's recommendations made at its last meeting, March 25.

A gathering of protesters took place in Belfast, between 1 and 3 p.m., March 28, on No Kings Day.

Growing up in a family that really didn’t do the whole church thing, Easter was still a pretty big deal.

The No Kings Protest in Rockland at Chapman Park will be from noon until 2 p.m., Saturday, March 28.

There will be a procession starting at 11 a.m. from the Hannaford parking lot in Rockland and past the Oceanside High School and McDougal parking lot for those who can park further from the downtown and inte…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity March 12-20.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. Juveniles aged 17-or-younger are not named.

March 12…

"We are pleased to introduce Nick Vasquez and Ron Wood to the Thomaston Police Department," said Town Manager Kara George, in a news release.

ROCKPORT — Before the Rockport Planning Board begins a discussion about ordinance amendments to possibly place before voters in November, it will wrap up business on one subdivision waiver request and a harbor pier application, as well

THOMASTON — A number of senior residents live alone in Thomaston, with families often living too far away to swing by. It’s not uncommon for a relative out of state to call the police department and request a check on someone whom the relative hasn’t heard from in too long of a time.

March 26, 2026 update: Authorities are looking into a possible mechanical issue occurring just prior to an 18-wheeler truck landing on its side on a stretch of Route 17 in Rockport, March 25, 2026.

BELFAST — A Waldo County grand jury handed up the following indictments March 19.

Jonathan E. Ward, 48, of Brooks, two counts of aggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs in Waldo County Nov. 3, and Oct. 20.

CAMDEN — The Megunticook Market, aka Meg Market, is a Camden Millville neighborhood food store that draws customers from the area for groceries, sandwiches, prepared dinners and pizza. At the end of January, the market changed hands again, with longtime Rockport businesswoman Tracie Nguyen purchas…

NORTHPORT — In less than 30 minutes, the two Northport Select Board members and a roomful of approximately 40 town citizens agreed at a regularly scheduled meeting that the town will pursue placing a 180-day moratorium measure before vo

CAMDEN — Another citizen-lead petition drive has surfaced in Camden, this time to ask the Select Board to place an article before voters at annual town meeting, June 9, that would halt the paid parking system that is due to debut May 22

I write this on Maine Maple Sunday, when sugar houses across the state welcome visitors to see their operations, and to learn how this natural delicacy is made. I have only recently become aware of just how hyper-local this product is.

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds March 2-6.

Belfast

Profession Services Center LLC to Rocket Queen LLC.

John D. Gibbs to Katherine E. Loblein.

John D. Gibbs to Katherine E. Loblein.

When I cross the Georgia state line my brain immediately starts singing, 

“Georgia, Georgia.

"The whole day through

"Just that old sweet song

"Keeps Georgia on my mind.”

ROCKLAND - The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds March 16-20.  

Appleton

Tracy M. Clark to Mark Tibbetts.

Union residents hoping to serve on the Union Select Board, Budget Committee, as well as the Regional School Unit 40 board and two more municipal committees have until April 13, 4 p.m., to return nomination papers.

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity March 7-18.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. Juveniles aged 17-or-younger are not named.

March 7

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court March 11-17.

Wesley Glidden, 42, of Windsor, operating while license suspended or revoked in Palermo Jan. 31, 2025, dismissed; violating a condition of release in Palermo Jan. 31, 2025, dismissed. 

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity March 3-19.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. Juveniles aged 17-or-younger are not named.

March 3…

NORTHERN HEMISPHERE — Spring just slipped in the door at 10:46 a.m., March 20, at our latitude and longitude 44° 11' 27" N / 69° 4' 46" W. But ssshhhh. Don't mention the snow we are supposed to get on March 22 and 23, and maybe Wednesday and Thursday....

The Rockland Fire Dept. was already en route to Rankin Street following a third-party report to Knox County Regional Communications Center of a possible kitchen fire in an apartment complex. But it was the second call to 911, this time by a neighbor reporting smoke coming from a window, that con…

NORTHPORT — Travel just a few miles up Beech Hill Road in Northport and the landscape is old Maine: hardscrabble farms, stone walls, and small homes tucked behind trees.